The homeless–industrial complex is a lucrative sector of the economy. However, liberal establishment grifters are advised that if they are dumb enough they can still get in trouble, even in deep blue California. National Review reports on Gwendolyn Westbrook, former CEO of the United Council of Human Services:
The former CEO of a San Francisco-based homelessness nonprofit was charged Monday with nine felony counts after allegedly misappropriating more than $1.2 million in public funds.
In addition to the $1.2 million,
Court documents show that other large amounts of money are also missing from UCHS accounts.
Westbrook represents the tip of an iceberg:
The state of California spent $24 billion from 2019 to 2024 to address homelessness but officials are unsure exactly how the money was spent, according to a state audit released last year, which found that no systems were in place to track expenditures.
Regarding the return taxpayers get for their money,
Over the five-year period covered by the audit, California’s homeless population grew by 20 percent, from 151,278 in 2019 to 181,399 in 2023.
From the viewpoint of Gavin Newsom et al., this represents success. Spending other people’s money on homelessness results in more homelessness, which facilitates ever greater access by Democrats to other people’s money.
Stolen cash, nepotism, and a trunk full of jewelry: SF homeless nonprofit CEO charged https://t.co/UUuXN1rfpx via @sfstandard
— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) February 24, 2026
On a tip from Varla.